Bird strike. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	299052
Time
Date	199503
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : aus
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	299052
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

During approach to aus, we struck a large bird on the left wing. We accomplished the landing normally. The bird struck the leading edge flaps between #3 and #4 causing some sheet metal damage and popped rivets. I reported the incident to dispatch. I personally made the logbook entry and proceeded to aus operations to coordinate with dispatch, maintenance and aus agents. I did not sign the logbook since we had the possibility of ferrying the aircraft or possibly getting it fixed. When I returned to the aircraft, it was being towed away. All my bags had been off loaded. Since I did not have my normal routine of leaving the cockpit, I quite frankly forgot to sign the logbook.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BIRD STRIKE.

Narrative: DURING APCH TO AUS, WE STRUCK A LARGE BIRD ON THE L WING. WE ACCOMPLISHED THE LNDG NORMALLY. THE BIRD STRUCK THE LEADING EDGE FLAPS BTWN #3 AND #4 CAUSING SOME SHEET METAL DAMAGE AND POPPED RIVETS. I RPTED THE INCIDENT TO DISPATCH. I PERSONALLY MADE THE LOGBOOK ENTRY AND PROCEEDED TO AUS OPS TO COORDINATE WITH DISPATCH, MAINT AND AUS AGENTS. I DID NOT SIGN THE LOGBOOK SINCE WE HAD THE POSSIBILITY OF FERRYING THE ACFT OR POSSIBLY GETTING IT FIXED. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE ACFT, IT WAS BEING TOWED AWAY. ALL MY BAGS HAD BEEN OFF LOADED. SINCE I DID NOT HAVE MY NORMAL ROUTINE OF LEAVING THE COCKPIT, I QUITE FRANKLY FORGOT TO SIGN THE LOGBOOK.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.